5 UP men get life term, additional 40 yrs in jail for raping minor in Kerala

A court in Kochi on Monday sentenced five men from Uttar Pradesh to life imprisonment and an additional 40 years in prison for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl from Kerala five years ago,......

Renowned doctor found dead at Kerala farmhouse

Renowned urologist George P Abraham was found dead at his farmhouse in Nedumbassery, police said on Monday. He was 75. The senior surgeon's body was found hanging at his farmhouse, which......

Munde challenges court order to pay maintenance to '1st wife'

Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde has filed an appeal in a sessions court in Mumbai against an interim order of a magistrate directing him to pay maintenance to a woman, who claims to be his......

Manipur: 42 firearms surrendered, 2 bunkers destroyed; AK, 3 SLRs seized

Forty-two more firearms and cartridges have been surrendered by the public in five districts of ethnic strife-torn Manipur, the police said on Sunday. IMAGE: The firearms and cartridges have been......

Indian startups raise $1.65 bn in February

Indian startups raised a total of $1.65 billion (about Rs 14,418 crore) in funding at a median valuation of $83.2 million in February 2025, according to data from Traxcn. Illustration: Dominic......

Gold loan offtake stays strong amid retail loan moderation in January

The gold loan portfolio of banks continued to show strong off-take with 76 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in January 2025 amid moderation in retail credit — especially in the unsecured......

Paint sector: Why brokerages say risk/reward balance remains unfavourable

Concerns over rising competition and weak demand continue to weigh on sentiment. Photograph: Agusti Torres/Reuters A sharp correction in stock prices, signs of rural recovery, and lower raw......

India's fiscal deficit touches 74.5% of full year target at end-Jan

The Centre's fiscal deficit touched 74.5 per cent of the annual target at the end of January 2025, according to the data released by Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday. Illustration:......

Pegula's private jet saves WTA stars hours of travel

IMAGE: Jessica Pegula flies Austin finalists to Indian Wells in private jet. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Jessica Pegula/X The finalists of the ATX Open in Austin were spared a gruelling late-night......

Griekspoor stuns Medvedev to reach Dubai semis

IMAGE: Tallon Griekspoor of The Netherlands celebrates beating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Championships at Dubai Tennis Stadium, UAE, on Thursday. Photograph: Rula......

PIX: India crush NZ, set up semis clash with Australia

IMAGES from the Champions Trophy Group A match played between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai on Sunday SCORECARD IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy celebrates......

'I am ready to lead KKR if captaincy comes my way'

'Captaincy is just a tag. I believe in leadership. That is a bigger role to play, being a leader.' IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer with KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan during IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI......

WPL PIX: Sensational Sciver-Brunt helps MI outplay UP Warriorz

PHOTOS from the Women's Premier League match played between MI and UP Warriorz in Bengaluru on Wednesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Nat Sciver-Brunt celebrates her half century. Photograph: WPL/X Nat......